Contract Law and the Unexpected

Author

Edited by Paul S. Davies & Magda Raczynska

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Year

2026

Why Choose This Book?

Commercial contracts are increasingly required to address unforeseen events such as pandemics, economic instability, regulatory changes, technological disruption, and geopolitical risks. This scholarly volume examines how contract law responds to uncertainty through doctrines such as frustration and contractual mechanisms including force majeure, hardship, material adverse change (MAC) clauses, termination provisions, and renegotiation clauses. It is an excellent resource for commercial lawyers, arbitrators, judges, contract drafters, academicians, researchers, and postgraduate law students.

About the Book

Contract Law and the Unexpected explores how contracts allocate and manage risks arising from unexpected events. Edited by Paul S. Davies and Magda Raczynska, the book brings together expert contributions examining the interaction between traditional principles of contract law and modern contractual drafting techniques. It analyses doctrines such as variation and frustration while discussing contractual devices including material adverse change clauses, hardship clauses, performance obligations, termination and suspension provisions, remedies clauses, and contractual discretion. The work is particularly valuable for understanding commercial contracting in an era of evolving legal, technological, economic, and geopolitical uncertainty.

Related Subjects

• Contract Law
• Commercial Law
• Commercial Contracts
• Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
• Comparative Commercial Law

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Caveat Legalis

This publication discusses principles of contract law from a predominantly English law perspective. Readers should consider the applicability of these principles within their own jurisdiction and refer to the latest statutory developments and judicial decisions where necessary.

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